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in-house corporate counsel
How to Become an In-House Lawyer: Five Tips for Starting Off Strong

Meyling Ly Ortiz | Starting your first job in-house? Here are a few suggestions for making a successful transition.

Meyling "Mey" Ly Ortiz - January 8, 2025
rate increase
Turning Rate Increase Discussions Into Opportunities

Sally Schmidt | Tips for managing pricing conversations to deepen your relationships.

Sally J. Schmidt - January 8, 2025
client engagement agreement
Client Engagement Agreements: Blunt Terms I Wish I Could Include

Nothing But the Ruth | Here's what I really want to say in my client engagement agreements.

Ruth Carter - January 8, 2025
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Lawyer Conflict Checks: 5 Tips to Tune Up Your Process

Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner | Here are five process improvement tips to help you handle conflict checks efficiently and ethically.

David Skinner and Karen Skinner - January 8, 2025
Asking for Business
Asking for Business: The Art of Business Development for Lawyers

Jay Harrington | Being more proactive in your business development creates a win-win for yourself and your contacts.

Jay Harrington - January 8, 2025
opening a law firm
Books Every Lawyer Must Read Before Opening a Law Firm

Ruth Carter wants you to read these four books before opening a law firm — and she shares two top 10 lists from lawyers around the web. Jay Foonberg’s “How to Start and Build a Law Practice” has long been the go-to book that many ...

Ruth Carter - January 7, 2025
tactical or strategic
Tactical vs. Strategic: Redundant or Contradictory?

Teddy Snyder | This could be another example of people using words they don't understand.

Theda C. Snyder - January 7, 2025
best law firm leaders
Legal Leadership: How to Future-Proof Your Law Firm

Wendy Merrill | Curiosity is the secret sauce to effective law firm leadership and sound client advocacy.

Wendy Merrill - January 7, 2025
annual legal fee increases
Annual Legal Fee Increases: 5 Ways to Make It Easier

Process Improvement Tips | Essential steps to ensure your annual legal fee increases are thoughtful, fair and easy to implement.

David Skinner and Karen Skinner - January 7, 2025
can you plead that
It Is What It Is — Can You Plead That in Court?

Teddy Snyder | You have a lot of ways to tell the story of your case, but are you doing it in the most effective way?

Theda C. Snyder - January 6, 2025
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